Scouting the New York Yankees
Keith Law, Scouts Inc.The Yankees mash, throw hard, and they miss bats. Will that be enough for their first pennant since 2003?
Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009
ATH : Yankees Sweep Mets Series
The New York Yankees win over the Mets on Sunday night gave them a sweep and their fifth straight victory on the road.
Video | June 29, 2009
BP Daily: Inside the Yankees' surge
Jay Jaffe, Baseball ProspectusThe Red Sox probably won't sweep the entire season series from the Yankees, who've changed the dynamic from earlier this year. But whatever happens in this four-game series, the bigger issue is this: Both teams still need help in the starting rotation.
Story | Conversation | August 06, 2009
Atlanta's potential trade partners
...ranks ahead of leadoff-type Willy Taveras, who has 12 extra-base hits for the season, and Brian Giles, whose career is nearing an end. Escobar I wrote here earlier in the week that the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 04, 2009
Boston leads the arms (management) race
Young starting pitchers are protected like baby chicks in the major leagues these days, but the shift in thinking on pitch count extends beyond guys l...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 19, 2009
Sosa a reason to re-examine PED blame game
Sammy Sosa was in the Dominican Republic two weeks ago when he was asked by ESPNDeportes about allegations of steroid use, and Sosa artfully answered ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 17, 2009
Deals that might work for the Mets
The Mets have been blasted by an injury tsunami during the past month, and players seemingly have dropped by the hour, from Carlos Delgado to Jose Rey...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 16, 2009
Diagnostics a key to Colorado's surge
Aaron Cook is more of a country-and-western kind of guy, and as a result he didn't have a lot of input when the Rockies made their choices about what ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 15, 2009
BP Daily: Solving the Joba dilemma
Jay Jaffe, Baseball ProspectusThe notion that Joba Chamberlain should move from the rotation to the bullpen ultimately rests on flawed assumptions. Baseball Prospectus examines them and offers its own recommendation, including a new plan for Phil Hughes.
Story | Conversation | June 03, 2009
The Manny candidacy gains steam
A few years back, "American Idol" had a contestant named Sanjaya Malakar, and when he sang it was evident that he probably was not the most qualified ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 28, 2009
The secret to Mauer's power surge
Joe Mauer lingered on the disabled list into late April, and he didn't hit any homers during his injury rehabilitation assignment. In his first at-bat...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 26, 2009
Too many homers to right? Add a chicken coop
I built a ballpark once. When I was 10 years old, I wanted a place for a Wiffle-ball field on my parents' 120-acre dairy farm. Most of the land was un...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 23, 2009
How Cal Ripken could clean up baseball
Cal Ripken answered a question last week from an audience related to the issue of steroids and Alex Rodriguez, and it was in that context in which he ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 20, 2009
Doubts about D-backs manager could linger
The Diamondbacks continue to lose game after game after game, and the timing could not be worse for new manager A.J. Hinch, who had his first confront...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 16, 2009
Halladay: A nuanced approach that all agree on
Mariano Rivera throws a cutter that veers into the hands of left-handed hitters, and Brandon Webb might throw the best two-seam fastball that moves th...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 12, 2009
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